Nintendan's Weekly Article Number Three
Hello there, and welcome to the third article of my series. Today I will be talking about an issue that has upset the very contents of my stomach ever since the release of the Wii. Yes, it's a good console, inovative ideas, new aspects of games, the whole thing is good. The games themselves are also good. But if you're a Shy Guy obsessed fan like me, you'll notice that the Wii is, well...
A BIT LACKING IN THE SHY GUY DEPARTMENT!
...yes, from what you read in the cleverly written ALL CAPS, it would seem that there has been a long absence of Shy Guys. The only games I have with a full bodied Shy Guy is Mario Party 8 and Mario Kart Wii. And the two appearances are really only just scenery. SCENERY! No Shy Guys in Galaxy, which was a letdown. And no Shy Guys in Wii Sports! Who would commit such a crime?! But what really got to me was Shy Guy not playable in Mario Kart Wii. Instead, crap-hole characters such as Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, and friggin' Birdo got in instead of the Masked Hero. Yes, friggin' Birdo, the gender confused piece of crap got in over cute, adorable, sound making Shy Guy. It's a conspiracy I tell you! But, there is a shimmer of light on this. In the upcoming Super Mario Sluggers, the sequel to Mario Baseball, Shy Guy is playable yet again, rendering this his first playable re-appearance on the console, assuming a new game isn't released before then.
But even though Shy Guy is playable, will he appear in future games? I'm going to sadly have to say "Yes, but not many". Fellow Shy Guy Sopranos, I hate to say it, but the extinction of Shy Guy as a playable is not too far away. He'll still appear, but only as scenery... But, if a Mario Tennis Wii is made, expect a Shy Guy, and a Fly Guy if you're lucky. Shy Guy is a famous tennis player, so they can't leave him out of that party. I'm actually anticipating that they add Shy Guy to the list of characters you can play in Mario Party 9 if there is one, (Which there probably will be. When will they stop?!). Another game for Shy Guy is a Mario Golf.
But the real problem is Mario Kart Wii. Shy Guy got in MKDS, but only when somebody raced with someone without the game would he become playable. So why did they take him out of Mario Kart Wii? He would've made a perfect light weight. I'm going to give out some reasons to explain his absence:
1) First, look at the light character selection. You've got a Baby Mario, Luigi, Peach and Daisy. That's half of the choice gone. Then you have Toad, who is a good one. But then you get Toadette, who even sounds bad alongside looking bad. Then you have Koopa Poopa, a great Mario racer ever since the start. Then Dry Bones, a good character yet again. So the only characters I'd chuck out would be Baby Peach and Daisy, then Toadette. But guess what? You'd have no female light weights then! And we all know Nintendo just doesn't like being sexist! So in total we have three male characters, three females, and two outcasts. Put in Shy Guy replacing one of the idiots and you get three males, two females, and three outcasts. Not good for Nintendo. Looking at the medium weights we have four males, three females, and Yoshi as an outcast. The in heavy weights, we've got surprisingly, six males, one female and King Boo as an outcast. So that's pretty strange. If you've noticed, this is the first time a female has become a heavy weight, (excluding females in heavy weight karts in Double Dash).
2) With Baby Mario and Luigi, they just had to make friggin', yes, friggin' Peach and Daisy babies. So that pretty much kicked out Shy Guy instantly...
3) They probably forgot.
But with saying 3) - They probably forgot, I bring this to your attention. In one of the tracks there is a Shy Guy emblem on the billboards along with a Bowser Jr. emblem, whom is in the game. Now why did they put an emblem on a billboard for a character not playable? Can we expect a Shy Guy in future Mario Kart? But do we have to know that Baby Peach and Daisy will probably be in again as well? I hope not. I say kick out all the babies whatsoever, open some spots for better candidates like Shy Guy and Paratroopa.
Other than that, I truly think that the Shy Guy's playability is diminishing as you read this... but we will not lose hope! Not now! Surely Shy Guy will be playable in a new game!
Before I leave, another piece of wisdom:
"Not only are buckets cool for holding items, they also make awesome helmets! Or Shy Guy masks!"
From the Guy to the Shy, I'll see you in my next article. Or on the forums! Speaking of which, if you think you've got a good idea for why the Shy Guy's playability has been quiet, do post it on the forums! I'd love to hear it, as would all of my other Shy Guy Sopranos!
~NintenDan
